Radiation Publications

General Information

EPA's Radiation Protection Programs have published many reports, fact sheets, lists of frequently asked questions, and other documents that contain information about various aspects of radiation protection. Many of these documents are available electronically and can be viewed and downloaded. Others you can obtain only in hard copy.

Becoming Aware of Radiation Sources

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been working over the past several years to better understand the nature and extent of TENORM that may become concentrated at copper mining sites. This document presents the information that EPA has compiled on this issue to date.

Depleted Uranium: Technical Brief[EPA 402-R-06-011], December 2006
This document describes the chemical and radiological properties of depleted uranium, its management, fate and transport, measurement and remediation tools, and site cleanup. (Please note that minor corrections have been made to this document. (See "Forward" for a list of the corrections.)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s pocket-sized guide, Communicating Radiation Risks: Crisis Communications For Emergency Responders, was developed especially for responders and government officials communicating with the public and the media — or advising those who do — during the early critical moments of a radiological emergency. It provides communications techniques and advice based on proven risk and crisis communications strategies as well as radiological scenarios and messages for use in radiological emergencies.

For printed copies of the guide or information on guide training, please e-mail radiation.information@epa.gov or call the U.S. EPA's Radiation Protection Division at 202-343-9290.

TENORM in SW Copper Belt of Arizona [EPA 402-R-99-002], October 1999
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been working over the past several years to better understand the nature and extent of TENORM that may become concentrated at copper mining sites. This document presents the information that EPA has compiled on this issue to date.